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This weekend, at a lesbian march in Chicago, three women carrying Jewish pride flags — rainbow flags embossed with a Star of David — were kicked out of the celebration on the grounds that their flags were a “trigger.” An organizer of the Dyke March told the Windy City Times that the fabric “made people feel unsafe” and that she and the other members of the Dyke March collective didn’t want anything “that can inadvertently or advertently express Zionism” at the event. Laurel Grauer, one of the women who was ejected, said she’d been carrying that Jewish pride flag...

Rainbow flag signs with "#ShootBack" written on them were found plastered across West Hollywood on Thursday morning, causing a stir among residents and condemnation from city leaders, less than a week after the shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando. The flags, blending a snake symbol used by the Tea Party with the symbol for gay pride, were found all over the Southern California city Thursday morning, including in front of City Hall and one of the city's most popular gay bars, the Abbey. Crews worked all afternoon to remove the signs. City leaders say even though they're still...

I was at the FEST at Borremeo Seminary on Sunday and had a great time with my family. Some of the music (Skillet) was a little disturbing, but overall it was a wonderful event. However, I was very distracted at Mass by the very prominent display of rainbow colored flags, banners on the side of the stage and on the actual altar itself. I hope this wasn't intentional, but I would think that those who organized the event would know that the rainbow colored sash/flag theme is the main symbol used by the gay/lesbian community. And with all the allegations...